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kansas police are searching for 19-year-old aisha khan who also disappeared on friday. investigators believe the college student may have been abducted. aisha was studying at the university of kansas in overland park when she made this disturbing call to her sister complaining she was being harassed by a drunk man who tried to kiss her. >> oh, my gosh, it was so scary. my heart is like pounding. i've never got this scared in my life. and he left and he was so [ bleep ]. pick up your phone. i am freaked out right now. okay. bye. >> aisha's sister went to find her but only found her book bag and cell phone. the fbi is assisting in the search. there have been no substantial leads. aisha's mother is out front with us tonight. fouzia, thank you for being with us. we really appreciate it. let me begin by asking you how you learned about your daughter's disappearance and what you know right now. >> i was at home when my other daughter called in. actually i was calling her because i was expecting both of them at home with me. they were going to come and spend some time after th
kansas police are searching for 19-year-old aisha khan who also disappeared on friday. investigators believe the college student may have been abducted. aisha was studying at the university of kansas in overland park when she made this disturbing call to her sister complaining she was being harassed by a drunk man who tried to kiss her. >> oh, my gosh, it was so scary. my heart is like pounding. i've never got this scared in my life. and he left and he was so [ bleep ]. pick up your...
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. >>> last night we brought you the story of the kansas college student who disappeared on friday. tonight an ending to this story of sorts. she is safely back with her family. there are a lot of questions still about what exactly happened to her. she disappeared after making a troubling phone call to her sister telling her she was being harassed by a drunken man who tried to kiss her. her mother came on the show last night and made this passionate plea for her daughter's return. >> release our daughter and bring her back. we need her. we can't live without her. >> well, shortly after our broadcast she was back with her family. now a spokesperson says the family's prayers have been answered but did not elaborate. now out front has learned that she was married five months ago. some have speculated that she was in a prearranged marriage. when i asked her mother if it was possible she ran away she said, no, her daughter was happy, would never do that. police say she was not abducted. there aren't any criminal charges pending. it's a personal family matter. we're just happy that she's
. >>> last night we brought you the story of the kansas college student who disappeared on friday. tonight an ending to this story of sorts. she is safely back with her family. there are a lot of questions still about what exactly happened to her. she disappeared after making a troubling phone call to her sister telling her she was being harassed by a drunken man who tried to kiss her. her mother came on the show last night and made this passionate plea for her daughter's return....
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. >>> president obama traveled to the republican heartland of kansas to talk about the fragile u.s. economy and how to fix it. he called on congress to end the payroll -- to extend the payroll tax cut, i should say. he also shared his concerns about how the economy is hurting americans. >> this is a make or break moment for the middle class and all those fighting to get into the middle class because what's at stake is whether this will be a country where working people can earn enough to raise a family, build a modest savings, own a home, secure their retirement. >> while the president was on on the road, lady gaga paid a visit to the white house to talk about her crusade against bullying. she met with the white house office of public engagement about the issue. and you know the white house had a conference on anti-bullying earlier this year. >> thanks very much. >>> still ahead, up close bishop eddie long brought a small congregation to a thriving megachurch but now his stunning fall from grace. what's behind it. ? "crime and punishment." the search for a 7-year-old's killer. her b
. >>> president obama traveled to the republican heartland of kansas to talk about the fragile u.s. economy and how to fix it. he called on congress to end the payroll -- to extend the payroll tax cut, i should say. he also shared his concerns about how the economy is hurting americans. >> this is a make or break moment for the middle class and all those fighting to get into the middle class because what's at stake is whether this will be a country where working people can earn...
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. >> next "outfront" we break down the president's speech day in kansas and the push for the payroll tax cut extension. >>> and mitt romney picked up an endorsement from former vice president dan quayle. why we couldn't resist that one. ♪ when your chain of supply goes from here to shanghai, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ chips from here, boards from there track it all through the air, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ clearing customs like that hurry up no time flat that's logistics. ♪ ♪ all new technology ups brings to me, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ sen♪ co-signed her credit card - "buy books, not beer!" ♪ ♪ut the second at she shut the door ♪ ♪ girl started blowing up their credit score ♪ ♪ she bought a pizza party for the whole dorm floor ♪ ♪ hundred pounds of makeup at the makeup store ♪ ♪ and a ticket down to spring break in mexico ♪ ♪ but her folks didn't know 'cause her folks didn't go ♪ ♪ to free-credit-score-dot-com hard times for daddy and mom. ♪ we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much, i appreciate it, i'll be right back. the
. >> next "outfront" we break down the president's speech day in kansas and the push for the payroll tax cut extension. >>> and mitt romney picked up an endorsement from former vice president dan quayle. why we couldn't resist that one. ♪ when your chain of supply goes from here to shanghai, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ chips from here, boards from there track it all through the air, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ clearing customs like that hurry up no time flat that's...
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. >> i want to play a clip from a speech by president obama in kansas which actually touches on that very point. let's watch this. >> my grandparents served during world war ii. he was a soldier in patten's army. she was a worker on a bomber assembly line. they believed in an america where hard work paid off and responsibility was rewarded. and anyone could make it if they tried. no matter who you were, no matter where you came from, no matter how you started out. >> is there a problem with what the president is saying there that that basic tenant of what the american dream stood for that anybody can make it, does that really exist anymore? a lot of people are gifted and talented but are simply not able to realize their dream, their talent under this current financial climb it climate. >> i think it was true then. i mean everyone could get a job. but what he managed to overlook at that point was that, by the way, his grandparents were white people from kansas in the american south. they were not getting very good jobs during the post war years. a lot gravitated to detroit so they cou
. >> i want to play a clip from a speech by president obama in kansas which actually touches on that very point. let's watch this. >> my grandparents served during world war ii. he was a soldier in patten's army. she was a worker on a bomber assembly line. they believed in an america where hard work paid off and responsibility was rewarded. and anyone could make it if they tried. no matter who you were, no matter where you came from, no matter how you started out. >> is there...
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>> candy, this week the president traveled to kansas where 100 years ago teddy roosevelt gave an extraordinarily speech about what makes this economy great and how do you build an economy that's going to last. and the president spoke about his belief that at the end of the day a vibrant middle class, helping the middle class, is how you get to that strong economy. and that is how -- >> he thinks it is going to take another four years and another president to get there? >> we didn't get into this problem overnight. the american people understand it was years and years of policies that let the wealthiest write their own rules, let wall street do whatever they wanted, and that it was years of policies. >> 41% of americans think he shouldn't be re-elected. >> this is 29 years of politics talking. voters are not policy wants. they want results. if you say i can't solve it here, i need another term or another president, it is not a good place to be starting off. >> candy, 29 years in electoral politics? people see elections as choices. the choice that's being set up if you watched the republican debat
>> candy, this week the president traveled to kansas where 100 years ago teddy roosevelt gave an extraordinarily speech about what makes this economy great and how do you build an economy that's going to last. and the president spoke about his belief that at the end of the day a vibrant middle class, helping the middle class, is how you get to that strong economy. and that is how -- >> he thinks it is going to take another four years and another president to get there? >> we...
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he delivered a major speech in kansas this week. and he basically laid out, i think, his agenda for re-election, i'll play a little clip. >> it's heartbreaking enough that there are millions of working families in this country who are now forced to take their children to food banks for a decent meal. but the idea that those children might not have a chance to climb out of that situation and back into the middle class no matter how hard they work, that's inexcusable. it is wrong. it flies in the face of everything that we stand for. >> he wrote a column in the national journal this week. outlining the comparisons ee r he's trying to make between himself and teddy roosevelt. >> look, he went to kansas with theodore roosevelt to deliver one of the most famous speeches of the 20th century at a ceremony dedicating a battlefield to john brown in 1910. and roosevelt basically argued that go. had to take a larger role in the economy as a counter weight to the concentrating power of great wealth and korngss and provide opportunity for averag
he delivered a major speech in kansas this week. and he basically laid out, i think, his agenda for re-election, i'll play a little clip. >> it's heartbreaking enough that there are millions of working families in this country who are now forced to take their children to food banks for a decent meal. but the idea that those children might not have a chance to climb out of that situation and back into the middle class no matter how hard they work, that's inexcusable. it is wrong. it flies...
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kim in kansas with the divorce rate well above 50%, draconian child support laws, dropping incomes, no wonder marriage only works when doctors, lawyers and hedge fund managers marry each other. i recommend no one get married until both partners earn a million dollars. carol writes weddings have become the focus. it's not about the marriage. it's about the party, r dresses, gifts. babies have become accessories after the fact. john rights women today have better status and are the highest percentage of new homeowners. now, we have same-sex marriage, domestic partnerships and the single life looking more appealing than ever before. girls are taught younger and younger, it's acceptable to be freer. jk, i pretty much married by career. there wasn't room for a social life while i was trying to kavr out a career. when i did have room for a spouse, i realized i had become set in my ways and enjoy my freedom too much. of course now, i'd have to consider a prenuptial agreement. tom writes from florida, after 22 years of marriage, once was enough r for me. i just couldn't handle her problems. i'
kim in kansas with the divorce rate well above 50%, draconian child support laws, dropping incomes, no wonder marriage only works when doctors, lawyers and hedge fund managers marry each other. i recommend no one get married until both partners earn a million dollars. carol writes weddings have become the focus. it's not about the marriage. it's about the party, r dresses, gifts. babies have become accessories after the fact. john rights women today have better status and are the highest...
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the speech out in kansas was terrific. in addition to that, i've seen as everybody else has, not great, but improving economic numbers. and if he's able to stay on that message he had in kansas and supplement it with some policy descriptions for his second term and if these economic numbers continue to grow, i think thing rs are going pretty well for him. on top of that, this republican nominating process has not been helpful on their side. he's caught some things of his own makinging, a little luck here. he's looking a little better than he was in august, which was a low point after the deal and now to start crack down. if they continue to do that, about -- i think he's positioned, chance of re-election improving here. >> there are certain things he can control as president, but certain things he can't control. what else does he need to do in the coming weeks and months to really get himself re-elected? >> one of the important things and i think if they're ready to do this, as soon as it's apparent who the republican nomi
the speech out in kansas was terrific. in addition to that, i've seen as everybody else has, not great, but improving economic numbers. and if he's able to stay on that message he had in kansas and supplement it with some policy descriptions for his second term and if these economic numbers continue to grow, i think thing rs are going pretty well for him. on top of that, this republican nominating process has not been helpful on their side. he's caught some things of his own makinging, a little...
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. >> many republicans like kansas senator jerry moran, oppose the tax break because they argue it hasn't helped stimulate the economy and drains money from social security. the split comes after gop leaders had worked hard to get members on board with their plan. sensing democrats were gaining the upper hand in the political fight. the backlash now reverberating on both sides of the capitol with house republicans challenging their leadership on the issue as well. >> i just think they're wrong. i think they're wrong. i think they're wrong. i think that unless we have the courage right now to address entitlement reform, we shouldn't be extending the payroll tax holiday. we don't have the kournl right now to do that. >> meanwhile, democrats including president obama were quick to capitalize on the republican divide. >> that's why it's so disappointing last night by the way that senate republicans voted to block that payroll tax cut. that effectively would raise taxes on nearly 160 million hard working americans. because they didn't want to ask a few hundred thousand of the wealthiest americ
. >> many republicans like kansas senator jerry moran, oppose the tax break because they argue it hasn't helped stimulate the economy and drains money from social security. the split comes after gop leaders had worked hard to get members on board with their plan. sensing democrats were gaining the upper hand in the political fight. the backlash now reverberating on both sides of the capitol with house republicans challenging their leadership on the issue as well. >> i just think...
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. >> reporter: for 57-year-old james davis of kansas, using a credit card to buy this computer and some furniture is haunting him in ways he never imagined. in 2008 when the economy went south, davis lost his job and fell behind on bills. the creditor took him to court, davis admits he didn't show up, and a bench warrant was issued. but he says he thought he rectified the situation by reaching a pay plan agreement until arrested in january. >> i was confused, of course i was humiliated. somewhat -- just wrong you could say. >> reporter: davis spent several hours in jail before getting out on $250 bond. he's suing for unfair debt collection process. the bench warrant was not issued for failure to make payments on the payment plan but was issued for civil contempt for disobeying court order orders. outside of this case illinois attorney general lisa mad da began says there are other whose say people in debt are not aware that creditors are taking them to court and wind up arrested for meeting a court date. it's a chain reaction that begins when they fail to pay their bills. >> in illinois
. >> reporter: for 57-year-old james davis of kansas, using a credit card to buy this computer and some furniture is haunting him in ways he never imagined. in 2008 when the economy went south, davis lost his job and fell behind on bills. the creditor took him to court, davis admits he didn't show up, and a bench warrant was issued. but he says he thought he rectified the situation by reaching a pay plan agreement until arrested in january. >> i was confused, of course i was...
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kansas to deliver what the house says will be a big speech. he is trying to draw comparisons with teddy roosevelt. what is this about? >> well, he is going to address issues like income and equality and a lost themes that have been very frustratinging to the progressive wing of the dem krtic base recently, he will be talking about -- well, issues that the progressive wing of the democratic base framed as sort of the 1% versus the 99%. instead of talking about it in terms of the big banks versus everybody else, you will hear the president talk about fairness and making sure that working americans get a fair shake. these themes balance, fairness, were big themes for teddy roosevelt when he gave his square deal speech and he gave that square deal speech in the very same town more than a hundred years ago in kansas. wolf? >> jessica, thanks very much. >>> the man who oversee s was arrested for drunk driving. randy babbitt has taken a leave of absence from his job. what do we know about this? >> wolf, police say this happened on saturday night at a
kansas to deliver what the house says will be a big speech. he is trying to draw comparisons with teddy roosevelt. what is this about? >> well, he is going to address issues like income and equality and a lost themes that have been very frustratinging to the progressive wing of the dem krtic base recently, he will be talking about -- well, issues that the progressive wing of the democratic base framed as sort of the 1% versus the 99%. instead of talking about it in terms of the big banks...
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." >>> president obama previewed his campaign themes in a major speech in kansas. he traveled to the same town where teddy roosevelt delivered a landmark speech of his presidency a century ago calling for greater economic equality. the president echoed those themes today calling on americans to unite to restore opportunity for everyone. >> this is the defining issue of our time. this is a make or break moment for the middle class and for all of those fighting to get into the middle class. because what's at stake is whether this will be a country where working people can earn enough to raise a family, build a modest savings, own a home and secure their retirement. now in the midst of this debate, there are some who seem to be suffering from a kind of collective amnesia. after all that's happened, after the worst economic crisis and worst financial crisis since the great depression, they want to return to the same practices that got us into this mess. in fact, they want to go back to the same policies that stack the deck against middle class americans for way too man
." >>> president obama previewed his campaign themes in a major speech in kansas. he traveled to the same town where teddy roosevelt delivered a landmark speech of his presidency a century ago calling for greater economic equality. the president echoed those themes today calling on americans to unite to restore opportunity for everyone. >> this is the defining issue of our time. this is a make or break moment for the middle class and for all of those fighting to get into the...